Support for .doc extensions

[mictab]

Are you planning to offer .doc support in addition to the current .docx support?

[aviral-bhardwaj]

created PR https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/36

[wfnian]

Patiently waiting for good news.

[Shane32]

Just wanted to comment, I ran a check of file counts across our server, where I was considering using markitdown:

1. PDF - 1,150k files
2. JPG - 243k files
3. DOC - 112k files
4. XLS - 70k files
5. XLSX - 69k files
6. DOCX - 46k files

I think this demonstrates just how important DOC file handling is, even in 2025.

On a side note, what's not shown in the above list is the number of PDFs that are generated content versus scanned documents. Most are probably scanned, and 95% of the scanned PDFs should be searchable images.

Other related PRs / discussions not already linked above:

• #281
• #335
• #1220

[ashmod]

raised PR #1316

[Chandu378]

Hi, I'm interested in working on this issue if it's still open. I'm new to open source and would appreciate any guidance.

[tifilipebr]

I saw that some people have already made an effort and developed this functionality, which shows its importance to the community. I'd like to better understand what the assumptions are after the PR and why there's been a delay in providing support for .doc files.

[ashmod]

I've recently tested this, #1316 , works well on both linux and windows with no need for third-party installations (provided MS Office is installed on the Windows client).

[pazars]

The open-source LibreOffice has a CLI converter that also works for legacy .doc files. A bit bulky but doesn't require MS Office license and can be setup on linux machines.